ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49121
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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1945 |
| Time: | 15:18 LT |
| Type: |  Consolidated B-24H-25-FO Liberator |
| Owner/operator: | 392th BGp /578th BSqn USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-95241 |
| MSN: | EC-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Geerpolder at Zoeterwoude, Zuid-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wendling/AAF Sta.118, Norfolk |
'Jolly Duck' was damaged by Flak near Amsterdam. The pilots performed a wheels-up landing in the Geerpolder.
Five crew members managed to evade capture, four were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5293&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/10019
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 17-Feb-2020 09:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Feb-2020 09:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 17-Feb-2020 09:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2021 17:59 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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